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Syrian government soldiers pose for a photo taken by another soldier at the entrance to Raqqa.
January 19, 2026

Government forces seize strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces

TABQA (AP) Government forces seized a strategic town Sunday in eastern Syria, part of an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River. This came after tensions between Damascus…
A boy holds a crossed-out map of Greenland topped by a hairpiece symbolising US President Donald Trump, during a protest against Trump’s policy towards Greenland in front of the US Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland
January 19, 2026

Countries reeling as Trump imposes tariffs over Greenland dispute

BERLIN (AP) Europeans were reeling Sunday from US President Donald Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face 10 per cent tariffs for opposing American control of Greenland. The responses to…
Members of Parliament before being swore at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the upper and lower houses of Parliament held on September 18, 2025 in Gordon House.
January 19, 2026

Lloyd Barnett | Performance criteria and accountability/responsibility of parliamentarians

There is a clear need for the establishment of a clear definition of the duties of parliamentarians. We must go beyond generalities and platitudes such as exist in the Handbook for Parliamentarians…
In this November 2025 photo, Grade Three students of McCauley Primary School in Spanish Town, St Catherine are seen participating an integrated quiz session.
January 19, 2026

Ronald Thwaites| Productivity and literacy

I appreciate Prime Minister Holness’ exhortation at the Wisynco function last week for the nation to craft a surge or productivity higher than the rate of inflation. For, if we don’t, the fate of the…
Letters
January 19, 2026

Paperwork locking out students

THE EDITOR, Madam: A troubling practice is quietly taking root in schools – children are being excluded because they do not yet have a psychoeducational assessment. What was designed as a tool to…
Minister of Information, Dana Morris Dixon.
January 19, 2026

Editorial | House oversight of the NRRA

An important development which escaped significant attention last week was the disclosure by Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon that the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NRRA) is…
Letters
January 19, 2026

Letter of the Day | UHWI can’t afford to drift from crisis to crisis

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s editorial of Friday, January 16, on the troubling findings at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), rightly captures the frustration and disappointment…
Letters
January 19, 2026

Open eyes to digital DNA

THE EDITOR, Madam: It is far too late to ignore what has already become woven into the fabric of daily life. The digital world is central to how we live, work, communicate, and even understand…
Director of Tourism Donovan White (left) looks on as Chair of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) Planning Committee, Nicola Madden-Greig, responds to a question, during the launch of JAPEX 2025 last September at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB)) in New Ki
January 19, 2026 by Janet Silvera

2025 promised much for tourism and tested everything

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector entered 2025 with confidence, but by year’s end, the numbers told a more complicated story. For the period January to November, the island welcomed…